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The Check-In Rule Helps Teens Avoid Risk

Sep 04, 2025

Learn how to use the check-in rule to help teens avoid pressure to try alcohol and drugs.

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The Parenting Style That Will Make You an Effective Parent

May 22, 2026

Consider a parenting style that is tried and tested and that we know works, generation after generation. 

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Teens Learn Your Sleep Habits

May 15, 2026

Sleep affects your mood, health, and ability to manage stress. And guess what? Teens learn the value of sleep from YOU.

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Understand How Your Teen Experiences Peer Pressure

May 15, 2026

Are you trying to understand why your teenager has a hard time saying an emphatic no.

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Release the Tension

Apr 22, 2026

While you can’t stop stress, you can build in release valves so the stress doesn’t overwhelm you.

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Why Mattering Is Key to Our Wellbeing

Apr 15, 2026

The teens Jennifer Wallace interviewed felt valued for who they were and knew they added value to the world. In other words, they mattered.

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3 Signs to Help Recognize Depression in Teens

Apr 11, 2026

The symptoms of depression in teens may look different than depression in adults. Learn how to spot the signs.

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